Avina on Division: Expired Food, Dead Insects in Kitchen - WI
The inspection, conducted March 26, 2026, was triggered by a complaint. What inspectors found placed all 34 residents at risk of foodborne illness.
Inside the walk-in cooler, three one-gallon pitchers of juice sat well past the dates the facility's own staff had written on them. A pitcher of cranberry juice was labeled use-by March 24 — it was still there two days later. A pitcher of orange juice had been marked use-by March 22, four days prior. Apple juice was labeled use-by March 25, a day gone. All three pitchers had been filled and dated by staff, meaning someone had tracked the expiration dates, written them on the containers, and then left the juice sitting there anyway.
A container of concentrated lemon juice added a different problem. The manufacturer's expiration date read March 7, 2026 — nearly three weeks before the inspection. Someone on staff had placed a facility label over the container marking it use-by April 27, 2026, extending its life by seven weeks past the date the manufacturer had already stamped on it.
The freezer held an opened box of fish with a manufacturer's expiration date of March 5, 2026. The box had been sitting there for three weeks past that date. Next to it, a package of hot dog buns had been torn open from the middle, leaving several buns directly exposed to air.
The wall behind the clean dish shelving was covered in cobwebs and dead insects, running from a window to the edge of the window seal. Behind the shelving, inspectors documented a buildup of black and gray dust and debris. Two window-unit air conditioners sat to the left of the shelving. A dietary aide, shown the area by inspectors at 3:45 p.m., said the air conditioners were close enough that if turned on, they could blow debris and insects directly onto the clean dishes.
That dietary aide, identified in the report only as DA1, was present for the entire walkthrough. Shown the expired items in the cooler and freezer, DA1 said all dietary staff were supposed to be checking use-by and expiration dates, then removed the items on the spot. Shown the wall behind the dish shelving, DA1 acknowledged the risk from the air conditioners.
Nobody else in dietary leadership was available to interview. The facility's dietary manager had submitted her resignation on March 23, three days before inspectors arrived.
The Regional Director of Operations was interviewed two days later, on March 28. She said it was her expectation that the kitchen would not contain items beyond their use-by or expiration dates and would not have dust and dead bugs. She did not explain how the kitchen had reached the state inspectors documented, or what oversight had been in place during the gap left by the dietary manager's departure.
Avina on Division's own policies, though undated, were unambiguous. One, titled Food Safety and Sanitation, stated that perishable foods with expiration dates are to be used prior to the use-by date. Another, titled Labeling and Dating, stated that all foods will be monitored for expiration dates and that out-of-date food will be discarded. The juice pitchers in the cooler had been labeled by staff. The dates were written in plain view. The policy said to throw them out.
They were still there when inspectors arrived.
CMS rated the level of harm as minimal harm or potential for actual harm. All 34 residents at the facility were considered affected.
Full Inspection Report
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Avina on Division in Fond du Lac, WI was cited for violations during a health inspection on March 28, 2026.
The inspection, conducted March 26, 2026, was triggered by a complaint.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.